Environmentalists are concerned the EU has gotten distracted by energy costs and the economy issues, and forgot about climate targets. On 24.06.2013, the European Commission introduced a draft law to lower the allowable carbon dioxide emission limits on new cars. From 2020 onwards, CO2 emissions would have to drop from 130 grams to 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer driven. But the decision was met with some resistance from German Chancellor Angela Merkel for example.
Environmentalists from the Friends of the Earth Europe (FOEE) have called for binding EU targets to cut the emission of greenhouse gases. But some EU leaders remain reluctant, saying Europe's current energy and environmental policies are hurting competitiveness, jobs and growth.
In order to limit one major source of emissions, an environmentalists group in Canada has come up with an idea that tries to communicate directly with automobile drivers. Our Horizon is a small nonprofit with a simple idea: warning labels for gas pump nozzles, similar to those on tobacco products since 2000. Images featured on the labels are direct: a drought-stricken landscape, at-risk species, and a vibrant coral reef contrasted with a dead ocean floor.
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